Washington (CNN) - A living legend to generations of government lawyers during his 60 years at the Justice Department has decided to retire at age 88.

John C. "Jack" Keeney, by far the oldest Justice Department employee and perhaps the oldest and longest-serving federal civil servant in the nation, said Monday he will leave for good after 90 final days.

Keeney rose from rookie lawyer in President Harry Truman's Justice Department in 1951 to his current post of deputy assistant attorney general.
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